The city of Corpus Christi's Water Department opened three gates of the Wesley Seale Dam on Sunday.

By Tuesday afternoon, four gates were opened, allowing the flow of 8,000 cubic feet of water per second to flow into the Nueces River, Gabriel Ramirez, Assistant Director of Water Quality and Treatment, told the City Council.

The gates were opened after Lake Corpus Christi reached 100 percent capacity, Ramirez told council members. The water release is meant to maintain both public safety and the integrity of the dam while keeping the lake full.

Tuesday afternoon officials had set up roadblocks along the river, and some residents were experiencing flood conditions.

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A portion of County Road 73 near Rock Island Drive is covered by water. A road block was also set up by Nueces County officials on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018.(Photo: Alexandria Rodriguez/Caller-Times)

A section of County Road 73, near Rock Island Drive, was underwater, leaving residents stranded in their homes or unable to reach their homes. Some residents traversed the rising water using boats.

A woman wearing a backpack, waders and rain boots clutched onto a boat as she made her way past the waist-deep water. She tied the boat to a sign near a dry portion of the road and began to wade back into the water toward homes.

"Most of (the residents) are up high enough. If it's 2 or 3 feet (of water), it doesn't put them out," Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb said.

McComb told the council releasing water from the dam was a difficult thing to do. Officials try not to devastate residents along the river, he said.

"We got a 10-gallon bucket and we're trying to put 10,000 gallons in it," McComb said about the dam.

A presentation during the council meeting also showed the lake levels would continue to rise slightly throughout the week.

Rain was expected to sweep the area late Wednesday. Thunderstorms, strong winds and large hail are expected, according to the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi.

Officials will continue to work with Corpus Christi police and fire departments, Parks and Recreation and Texas Department of Transportation as water levels increase, Billy Delgado, Corpus Christi Emergency Management Coordinator told council members.

Officials are monitoring County Road 73, County Road 666 near Oak Lane and the Wesley Seale Dam, Delgado said.